NAME: Philip Dunton Murphy
AGE: 60
BORN: Needham, Massachusetts
RESIDENCE: Middletown, New Jersey
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EDUCATION: Harvard, bachelor’s degree; University of Pennsylvania, MBA
FAMILY: First lady Tammy Snyder Murphy; children Josh, Emma, Charlie and Sam
CAREER: 1983-2006: Goldman Sachs, including stint as head of Frankfurt, Germany, office; 2006-2009: Democratic National Committee finance chairman; , 2009-2013: Ambassador to Germany
INTERESTS: Murphy is a huge soccer fan and a follower of Germany’s Bundesliga. He is the majority owner of the New Jersey-based women’s soccer team, Sky Blue FC. He also came on stage after winning election in November to the song “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” by Gerry & The Pacemakers, which is traditionally associated with Liverpool’s soccer team.